One local experiment in philanthropy is drawing attention from groups around the country that are curious about the potential upside of spreading money through unusual channels.

Governing the States and Localities featured an article on People’s Liberty fellowships, through the Haile U.S. Bank Foundation. The fellowships allow recipients to take a year off to try to make their idea happen.

General Electric's decision to relocate its headquarters from a 70-acre wooded campus in Fairfield, Conn., to downtown Boston helped push back-office functions to remote locations such as downtown Cincinnati.